The ACEI Student Ambassador Program enables students to pursue their innovative endeavors and develop their businesses while also equipping them with the skills and resources to be successful. These student ambassadors are a team of interdisciplinary students at UT who share a passion for entrepreneurship and serve as representatives for the Anderson Center and the Knoxville community.
If you would like to connect with an ACEI student ambassador, please email acei@utk.edu.
We are now accepting rolling applications. Apply now to be one of our ACE Student Ambassadors.
Senior
Finance, Business Analytics
Passions:
Real estate, finance, private equity, travel
Junior
Supply Chain, Entrepreneurship
Passion:
Inspiring others to seek discomfort and to always be true to themself
Senior
Food and Agricultural Business, Entrepreneurship, Geographic Information Science
Passions:
All things VOLs, advocating for the agriculture industry, discovering efficient new ways to feed the growing population
Freshman
Supply Chain, International Business
Passions:
Adventure, innovating to help others, problem-solving, learning, seeking adrenaline
Junior
Accounting, Entrepreneurship
Passions:
Connecting with others and learning their story, baseball, reading, travel
Junior
Economics, Marketing, Entrepreneurship
Passions:
Photography, sports marketing, all things athletics
Sophomore
Civil Engineering, Business Administration
Passions:
Hunting, leadership, football, everything VOLS
Junior
Business Management, Entrepreneurship
Passions:
Helping others, being outdoors, fitness, fishing, music
Junior
Business Management, Political Science
Passions:
Baking, fitness, travel, reading, competition, podcasts, coffee, smoothies
Senior
Supply Chain Management, Entrepreneurship
Passions:
Photography, entrepreneurship, cars, golf
Senior
Management, Entrepreneurship
Passions:
Helping empower people to develop and fulfill their visions, outdoor sports, learning something new, business development
Junior
Sports Management, Graphic Design
Passions:
Entrepreneurship, fitness, being creative, spirituality, connecting with people, sales
Sophomore
Mathematics & Applied AI
Passions:
Leadership, athletics, mental health, learning, math, the environment
Junior
Aerospace Engineering
Passions:
Basketball, fitness, learning new skills, building new relationships
PhD in Mechanical Engineering (Fall 2025), Double Minors in Statistics and Computational Science
Passions:
Startups, Technology Commercialization, Playing the Violin, Hiking